RTA 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Happy Talk, Cbc News Network, Weather Underground
29 Mar 2017
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Used news and storytelling as propaganda for the election. Nixon portrayed himself as a decent citizen who stood up to faceless enemies. Kennedy vs nixon debate sept 28 1960. Nixon decided not to wear makeup google it. Nixon refuses to debate and wins both times. The television image is the key to the viewers opinion. The man who killed kennedy was killed live on tv. Presidents thought news from television was hazardous to society. The news credited for changing public attitudes with images of war delivered right to your living room. Cbs"s cronkite most watched and remembered feature. Increase reliance by networks on affiliates to provide them with footage. More resources/ growth in local tv news. Weatherman talks to news anchors and shi. Second all news tv service in the world. Promote - not report - on the game. Baseball announcers use to broadcast from a studio and just pretend to be watching the game.
